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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 29
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
By the working man, we do not mean merely the man who labours with his muscles and sinews. A horse can do this. But _he_ is pre-eminently the working man who works with his brain also, and whose whole physical system is under the influence of his higher faculties. The man who paints a picture, who writes a book, who makes a law, who creates a poem, is a working man of the highest order,--not so necessary to the physical sustainment of the community as the ploughman or the shepherd; but not less important as providing for society its highest intellectual nourishment.
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定位：Excerpt 29 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
我们说的“工作者”不只是用肌肉和筋骨劳作的人，马也能做到。真正的工作者是用脑工作、整个身体受更高能力支配的人。画画、写书、立法、创作诗歌的人，是最高等级的工作者。他们对社会的物质维持不如农夫或牧人必要，但在提供最高级的精神滋养上同样重要。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中扩展“劳动者”的定义，强调脑力劳动与体力劳动同样值得尊重。
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你是否曾轻视脑力劳动或体力劳动中的某一类？今天可以如何更尊重不同形式的劳动？
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